Workshops- 14th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists

RMIT City Campus, Storey Hall (Building 16) Level 7, Green Brain Conference Rooms 1 & 2,, 336–348 Swanston St., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

A series of workshops on language, linguistics and the law on 1 July at RMIT University in Melbourne will precede the 14th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists (runs to 5 July). These half-day workshops will be running separately to the main conference, and you can join these workshops without booking into, ...

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$75

S.D. Harvey Short Crime Story Award – opens 15 May; closes 31 July

S.D. HARVEY AWARD Kennedy Foundation hosts prestigious S.D. Harvey Short Crime Story Award Enter by clicking here The Kennedy Foundation is delighted to announce it will host the 10th  S.D. Harvey Short Crime Story Award in conjunction with the inaugural Kennedy Lecture dinner in September 2019. Sandra (Dawn) Harvey was an outstanding print journalist and television producer who ...

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$50

Melbourne Rare Book Week – Charlotte Jay

Library at the Dock 2nd floor, 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands, VIC, Australia

The Knife is Feminine: Discovering Charlotte Jay Hosted by Melbourne Library Service The inaugural winner of the  Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allan Poe award in 1953 was an Australian woman, Charlotte Jay, for Beat Not The Bones , a mystery set in Papua New Guinea. In 2019 who has heard of Charlotte Jay in this her ...

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Free

Winter Writers’ Retreat – Writers of the Far South Coast 26-28 July, Tathra

Kianinny Bush Cottages 246 Tathra Rd, Tathra, NSW, Australia

Now in its fifth year, it’s your turn to discover our Winter Writers Retreat. By the end of the weekend, with the help of our mentors, you’ll be inspired, motivated and maybe have that next chapter. The combined creativity gathered in this tranquil bush setting is nurtured by removing the daily grind of responsibilities while ...

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$299

Sisters in Crime@Phillip Island Festival of Stories

Cowes Cultural Centre 91-97 Thompson Avenue, Cowes, Vic, Australia

Hear from a fabulous Sisters in Crime panel - Ellie Marney (compere), Anna Snoekstra and Olivia De Lesantis: 11-11.45am, Saturday 27 July Room 1, Cowes Cultural Centre,  91-97 Thompson Avenue, Cowes ELLIE MARNEY Ellie Marney is a teacher and a highly-awarded author of crime fiction for Young Adults.A long-term member of Sisters in Crime, she ...

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$20 – $55